Joining the TEDxWarwick Team

TEDxWarwick is one of the largest TED events in the UK with an audience of 1200
people and an online viewership of over 7 million, TEDxWarwick takes place at
the University of Warwick in the well-renowned Warwick Arts Centre. To organise
an event of such great scale and prestige we need an equally enthusiastic team
to push it forward.

There are a few general qualities every TEDxWarwick team member must have. This
includes a deep understanding of TED and its ethos, commitment to the
organisation of the event, professionalism and a strong work ethic.

We are pleased to announce the opening of recruitment for our team positions.
All students, undergraduate and postgraduate, are eligible for a place on the
team. Positions will be allotted on a rolling basis and the particular details
of each team are described below.

Content

The Content team’s key task is the selection and preparation of all
speakers. This role would be suitable for you if you are an excellent
researcher and are confident and committed to the ethos of TED. Other
responsibilities include speaker preparation and speaker hospitality,
working closely with all speakers to make sure all arrangements are met
and content is rehearsed to ensure speakers give the best talk of their
life.

The team is responsible for suggesting and contacting potential speakers
for the main TEDxWarwick conference and for the two TEDxWarwick salon
events. The team is therefore looking for candidates with the following
qualities:

Excellent intuition and research skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to remain committed and focused in the face of regular
disappointment

Due to the high profile nature of the speakers we contact, a high level
of professionalism and competency with the English language is required
for this position

In your application, please tell us about someone you would like to see
as a speaker and explain both why you chose them, and why they would be a
good fit.

Corporate Relations

The Corporate Relations team focuses on creating and maintaining strong
partnership relations with sponsors and with the press. This is an
ongoing process throughout the year and requires applicants who are
committed to working intimately with our sponsors and press contacts. The
team is therefore looking for applicants who:

Are professional, persuasive and confident in their interactions with
the companies that we deal with

Have strong written and verbal communication skills and flawless
attention to detail when it comes to writing to external contacts

Have a holistic understanding and interest in what drives TEDxWarwick
and what makes it valuable to sponsors and the press

The Corporate Relations team is an excellent opportunity to explore
negotiation, salesman and partnership skills. Much of the learning with
TEDx comes on the job and so enthusiasm comes before experience.

Creative

The Creative team focuses on creating all graphical and visual elements
for upcoming TEDxWarwick events. There are various aspects covered within
the Creative team, which include, but are not limited to digital
photography, shooting and editing video footage, creating posters and
flyers for marketing, stage and magazine design, and TEDxWarwick
merchandise creation to a professional standard.

On the one hand, we are looking for team members who:

Have experience in at least one of the following programs: Photoshop,
Illustrator or InDesign

Are willing to dedicate a fair portion of their time throughout the
year towards creating visual elements for the TEDxWarwick brand

Are able to edit videos and photos within tight timeframes using Final
Cut or Premiere Pro

In both cases, we are looking for team members with an eye for detail,
and the ability to curate visual elements as means to promote our events.
If either (or both) of these descriptions are a match for your skill
sets, we want to hear from you.

Marketing

The Marketing team works towards moulding the public perception and the
branding of TEDxWarwick, in and around the Warwick community, through the
promotion of our event as well as the TED ethos. The framework and focus
of our outreach effort binds us closely with the rest of the team, in
particular Creative and Technical. The Marketing team are looking for
members who:

Preferably have previous experience in marketing.

Can creatively and effectively communicate core ideas (both verbally
and in writing)

Understand the audience they are trying to reach

And ideally (but not necessarily) have some experience working with
social media and blogging

Most importantly, however, the Marketing team values a genuine drive to
overcome uncertainties and instinctive passion for learning, as well as
organisation skills and an ability to work under pressure.

Operations

The Operations team is responsible for the flawless execution of
TEDxWarwick 2019. This includes – and is not limited to – organising
the venue, catering, ticketing and volunteer management. You will be
working closely with the other TEDxWarwick teams to ensure that all
logistics and operations are in order. An Operations team member must be
able to communicate effectively with service providers, have a great
attention to detail and be able to deal with unexpected problems. Due to
the nature of the work, team members must be able to dedicate large
amounts of time in the weeks leading up to the event. We are looking for
team members who:

Publications

We successfully introduced the TEDxWarwick Magazine in 2014 and have
issued it every year since. Therefore, we are looking for a few team
members to join our publications team, which is responsible for editing
and curating the content of the TEDxWarwick 2019 magazine and blog. They
include information and articles about the main event, history of the
society, salon events, past and future speakers – basically anything
that might be relevant to TEDxWarwick. We are looking for someone who:

Has a strong understanding of the TED ethos and a vision for
TEDxWarwick Magazine

Has strong writing skills and passion for blogging

Has excellent time management skills and is able to work under pressure

Has good communication skills for liaising with the Technical,
Creative, Marketing and other teams in order to achieve great results

Preferably (although not necessarily) has some previous experience in
blogging, writing articles for a magazine or a newspaper

In your application, please include a blog entry (max 300 words) on any
topic you are passionate about. We want to hear your personal voice, but
be mindful to present your opinions objectively!

Technical

The Technical team is responsible for the design and maintenance of our
website, as well as various technical aspects of the live events. We work
closely with the Creative and Marketing teams, and in particular liaise
with departments of the University and the Warwick Arts Centre in the
run-up to our main event. Our main aim for 2019 is to improve the quality
and consistency of our live recordings.

The following skills are preferable but not essential; anyone with an
interest in technology and the desire to learn will be considered.

Some web development experience. We love modern web features from
HTML5, CSS3 and ES6, but don’t worry if you just know the classics. For
the curious, our website is built with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub
Pages. It’s also open source.

A basic understanding of the technical aspects of live events,
including live sound; event photo/videography, and vision mixing.

In addition, the technical team is also looking for camera operators for
all of our events who are either experienced, or otherwise confident in
their abilities.